Reel for fishing rods and the like



Nov. 18, 1930. t L. MITCHELL-HENRY REEL FOR FISHING RODS AND THE LIKE Filed July 2'7I 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y MM #forniy Nov. 18, 1930. MlTcHE-LL-HENRY 1,781,695

REEL FOR FISHING RODS AND THE LIKE Filed July 27, 192s 4 sheets-sheet 3 Nov. 18, 1930. A l... M|TCHELLHENRY 1,781,695

REEL FOR FISHING RODS AND THE LIKE Filed Jly 2v, 1928 4 sheets-sheet 4 v VvAccording Patented Nov. 18, 19.30

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` the handle n'thedirection of winding up ythekeoo l handle withfqtle'feel by/meansofffa slipping friction clutch Controlled by a fstar'wheel *or @Peblef a las feige-en l ffnngs thusrallowing the" spool? Loiruh handl? mayeb-e, forme wien "riphenfqflange constituting'fa drum. on either mneriside Y f l ofiwhich the four fbrake ,shoes are: adapted ;y `to engageiwhen rocked `against V.i',heaei:ion :of .f

theirespingsugl The arrangement Just described is such that whilstnormally the'spool is free :to: rotate and line; rotates; theA pinion; or notched'fdlscy vrela-v tively toizhefloatingplatek so )as to' :tiliziheaey ybrakejshoesjintofenga ement with thegdllum onjzthefspool thus locking togethengthef, spoolj thefpress'ure onethexhandlegfis released-@the brakeffsheesarei-wthdlrawnefromnga ement-g., with@ ithev; spoolfdrum `by means 1, o; their-f "ed 70 desired;means mebelproydedyfor,appl

"ngieffect:,onfgthefspoel ing graduated; .-blta ndl, 1b se l end of a rod; Figu aiorogssec A leyat taken on@ -F' gli le lha n spend ef arme, beyond mounted on 95 by the side e A is mounted on Le ingthe sameplane an* beangigl ly displaceable rela- 10 tively thereto about their common axis, said floating plate g having its inner peripheral margin h held in position against said extension c by a ring nut jthreaded on the boss of said extension, said floating plate g having a. circumferential flange c extending towards the side e of the frame.

On the inner face of the side e of the frame are pivotally mounted two friction pads m m (Figure 4) adapted to be pressed by springs n n against the inner periphery of the flange 7c of the floating plate g, the working faces of said pads being eccentric in respect to their pivotal axes, Whilst eccentric abutments o, o

serve to enable the stress of the springs n, n,

and consequently the'degree of friction between said pads and said flange to be varied as desired, by rotation of external knurled knobs o1 o?.

On that face of the floating plate g remote from the side e is pivotally and slidably mounted, on a headed pin p a slotted clutch block gk which is pivoted to a wrist pin r on theextension c, and which carries at its outer end a clutch shoe s by means of guide rods t t, springs u, u coiled around said rods t t abutting against the clutch shoe s and against lugs fv, 'v at the opposite end of the clutch block Similarly a clutch element 'w is mounted to slide through a pivoted guide on the floating plate g and is pivoted to a wrist pin y on the extension c, a spring e being coiled about said elementw and abutting against said guide and against an enlarged head on said element. y

When the handle f is turned in the direction to wind up line on the spool a (counterclockwise in Figures 5, 6,- 7 and 8) the torque tends to turn'the floating plate g but the frictional resistance offered by the pads m m causes said floating plate to lag behind the extension c; thus a thrust is exerted by the wrist pins r and y and the clutch shoe 8 and the clutch element w move outwards. y

After a predetermined movement the clutch -shoe a engages frictionally the inner face of a Y peripheral flange 11 which extendsfrom the adjacent cheek of the spool a towards\tlie side e of the frame, with the result that the spool ais driven by the handle f through a friction clutch, as shown in Figure 5, from which it is to be observed that when vsuch frictional clutching is established the s rings u u are compressed slightly and the ree end of the clutch element fw4 bears against the inner faceof the peripheral flange 11, so that when not more than a predetermined vslip has occurred between the Ac/lutchmembers the free end of theclutch element w will be forced into onel 'of a series of apertures 12 in said flange 11 and a positive drive will be obtained, as shown 1n Flgure 6, from which it is to be observed that the springs u -u are further compressed.

A slight reverse movement of the bundle f (to an angular position relatively to the floatv ing plate g, hereinafter called the neutral position) will declutch the spool a which can then run free.

A pair of brake shoes 13, 18 mounted in a. similar manner to the clutch shoe s are arranged so that when the handle f is moved in the reverse direction beyond the neutral position they are forced outwardly so as to engage the peripheral flange 11, as shown in Figure 7 and it is desirable that' the spring z of the clutch element fw should be such as automatically to move the parts to the position shown in Figure 7 when the handle f is released and thus prevent the risk ofvan overrun of the spool, Further movement of'the handle f in said reverse direction (clockwise in Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8) will apply the brake fully, as shown in Figure 8, from which it is to be observed that the springs of the brake shoes 13,

-13 are compressed. Any intermediate degree is not turned so far as to cause the clutch element w to be projected into one of the apertures 12 It is to be understood that` the friction and positive clutch elements and their method of operation are not restricted to the form illustrated but other elements and operating means may be substituted provided their actuation results from movement relatively to the floating plate of a part in one with the handle, the friction and positive drives being brought into use in sequence. Similarly the brake elements and their method of operation may be varied, whilst other forms of friction pads may be used to cause the floating plate to la behind the handle, whilst the shape of the plate itself is not limited to that shown.

A reel made in accordance with this invention may be of compact and robust construction and whilst affording all the advantages of ythose at present in use, is much simpler to handle and consequently affords greater freedom in the use of the tackle.

If desired meanssuch as a silent or other ratchet or similardevice may be provided for making the Heating plate g unidirectional, or alternatively a clutch element similar to the clutch element tw may be provided on the opposite face of the floating plate g and adaptedto act reversely with respect to the elementw so as to be projected to engage stop means on the side e of the frame.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the hature -of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be .performed, I declare that what I claim isz- `1. reel for a fishing rod and the like comprising the combination of a' rotary spool, a

hand-operable driving shaft mounted in axial alignment vwith said spool, clutch mecha-iv nisin interposed between said shaft and spool for frictionally connecting these parts, and aan movable member operated'by said shaftfor.. connect;ionffwhen;:the'handledsgfturnedsin a mally disconnected, and mechanism auto-y matically operated by the forward rotation of said driving shaft for connecting the latter to -saidspool first by .a frictional and then by a positive engagement.

8. A reel for a fishing rod-and the like comprising the combination. of a rotary spool provided with an annular lateral flange, a

. hand-operable driving shaft, a rotatable plate, anadjustable clutch device connected to said shaft and plate, said clutch device being movable bysaid shaft into locking engagement with said flange, whereby said shaft is frictionally connected to said spool,

and means operable by said shaft for positively connecting the same to said spool independently of said clutch device.

4. A reel for a fishing rod and the like comprising the combination of 'a rotary spool provided with an 'annular lateral flange a rotary disk, a handle connected to said disk for operating the same, a movable clutch device actuated by said disk to engage said flange for frictionally coupling the spool to the handle, a plate rotatably mounted on said disk and connected to said clutch device, and means for positively connecting the handle to said spool independently of said frictional connection when the handle is turned in a i forward direction.

5. A reel for a fishing rod and the like comprising the combination of a rotary spool provided with an annular lateral Hangs, a rotary disk, a handle connected to said disk laterotatablymounted; onA said' Y ..Sllflf Cilllichfde'YCea means for., positively connecting the-hand@ to;said;spoolfindepndently'ofSaidvffrictonal lfefhandle,

forward direction, and a separatefelutclijde vice foreiautamatically@connecting .saldi YS9001 the handle.

7. A reel for a fishing rod and the like comprising the combination of 'a rotary spool, a hand-operable driving shaft, a rotatable plate, an adjustable clutch devicey connected to said shaft and plate, said clutch device 'being movable by said shaft into locking engagement with said spool, whereby said shaft is frictionally connected to said spool,in.eans operable by said shaft for posi?L tively connecting the shaft to said spool independently of said clutch device, and friction pads carried by the reel for engaging said plate to retardthe same when thehanf` dle is turned. 4 Y

8. A vreel for a fishing lrodand the like comprising the combination of a rotary spool a hand-operable driving shaft, a rotatablev plate, an adjustable clutch device connected to said shaft and plate, said cultch device being movable by said shaft into locking engageinent with said spool, whereby said shaft is frictionally connected to said spool` means operable by said shaft for positively con-v necting the same to said spool independently of said clutch device, friction pads carried by the reel for engaging said plate to retard the lsame when the handle is turned, and means adjustable from outside the reel casing for regulating the frictional effect of said ads. P 9. A reel for a fishing rod and the like comprising the combination of a rotary spool provided with an annular lateral fiange, a rotary disk, a handle connected to said disk for operating theA same, a movable clutch device actuated by said disk to engage said fiange for frictionally coupling` the spoolto said handle, a plate rotatably mount;

fopoperating the same, a movable clutch defed on said disk andl connected to said clutch vice actuated by said disk to engage said fiano'e for frictionally coupling the spool to the handle, a plate rotatably mounted on said disk and connected to said clutch device, and

` a member mounted on said disk to move into nected to the operating handle independdirect locking engagement with said flange when the handle 1s turned in a forward direction, whereby the spool is positively conrotary diskLa handle connected to said disk for operating the same, a movable clutch devicewactuated by saiddisk' to engage said device, means 4for positively connecting the handle to said spool independently of said frictional connection when the handle is turned in a forward direction, and friction pads movable radially into engagement with said flange to retard the movement of said spool when the handle is'turned,

10. A reel'for a fishing rod and the like comprising the combination of a rotary spool provided with an annular lateral flange, "a rotary disk, ahandle connected to said disk for operatingl the same, a movable clutch device actuated by said disk to engage said flange for frictionally coupling the spool A to said handle, said clutch device lcomprisingfa clutch block pivoted to said disk and slidably los izo

connected with said plate, a springressed clutch shoe slidably mounted on sai block and arranged to engage said flange, a platerotatably mounted on said disk and connect- 5 ed to said clutch device, and means for positively connecting the handle to said spool independently of said frictional connection when said handle is turned in a forward direction.

Dated the 26th da of Jul 1928.

LORENZO ITCHE L-HENRY. 

